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MUMBAI, India (AP) -- A diamond heist, a Bollywood dance routine and Mike Tyson make an unlikely combination.
But the former heavyweight champion is set to groove to Indian pop music in a promotional video for "Fool and Final," an upcoming Bollywood comedy, the film's media consultant said Friday.
The 40-year-old boxer will shoot the promo in India, said N. Chattani, who is in charge of publicity for the movie's producer, Firoze Nadiadwala.
"It's finalized," Chattani said. "Tyson will be shooting the music promo with the entire cast."
Why Tyson? Aside from instant publicity, action hero Sunny Deol stars as a boxer in the film, directed by Ahmed Khan.
"The movie is a laugh riot, and the filmmakers thought Tyson would be great in the promo," Chattani said.
In 1986, a 20-year-old Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champ. He was convicted of rape in Indiana in 1992 and pleaded no contest to misdemeanor assault charges in Maryland in 1999. By 1997, Tyson's career hit a low point when he bit Evander Holyfield's ear during a fight.
Tyson is facing an August trial in Arizona on felony drug possession charges and two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of drugs. He was arrested Dec. 29 in Scottsdale after driving away from a nightclub. The county prosecutor 's office said Tyson would have to ask the court for permission to leave the country.
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